there was no miracle for Sarlat

there was no miracle for Sarlat
there was no miracle for Sarlat

The miracle did not take place on Saturday October 12 at the La Canéda playground. Faced with undefeated Mérignacais in their Regional 1 championship, and therefore playing two divisions above, the Sarladais stop there. Their performance in the Coupe de still remains more than honorable: the players from Périgord Noir had previously eliminated two Regional 2 teams in the previous rounds (Nontron/Saint-Pardoux, 1-2, then Jugeals Noailles, 3-0).

But this time, the step was too high. And yet, Sarlat/Marcillac were practically equal until the break. During the first act, the visitors circulated the ball without being really dangerous.

The first banderilla was planted in the 10th minute. On a nice climb, the Mérignac left side Diaz strikes and Blanc, the Sarladais goalkeeper, stands out. A new attempt, this time from El Badraoui with his back to goal, comes up against White again.

A difficult recovery

The Sarladais were dominated in possession against a solid Mérignac team and, yet, in the 37th minute, following good pressing, Lehoux struck and opened the scoring, a little against the run of play. 1-0 for the Périgourdins, who began to hope.

Alas, a few minutes later, Kouhous was brought down in the area. The penalty was transformed by El Badraoui (1-1, 40th). Sarlat/Marcillac returned to the break with this score but, as soon as the restart, on a lost ball, a cross bounced off the crossbar and M’Boup, who followed, gave the Girondins the advantage (1-2, 46th).

The visitors played well, alternating short and long games and not hesitating to use the lanes. On a recovered ball, Messaoudi presented himself alone against Blanc and adjusted him (1-3, 57th). The gap was made, impossible for the Sarladais to come back.

Especially since, on a free kick obtained 20 meters away, Tazouti found Blanc’s top corner for a magnificent goal (1-4, 64th). Sarlat/Marcillac suffered and did not worry Essomba.

Finally, on an off-center ball, the restless Messaoudi achieved his double by cleverly lobbing White (1-5, 77th).

Sarlat/Marcillac (R3) 1 – SA Mérignac (R1) 5

Lieu Sarlat (La Canéda playground). Spectators 450 environ. Arbitrator M. Caron. Half time 1-1.
Buts Lehoux (37th) for Sarlat/Marcillac; El Badraoui (40th), M’Boup (46th), Messaoudi (57th, 77th), Tazouti (64th) for SA Mérignac.
Warnings Vetois (23rd), A. Blanc (56th), Bargues (87th), Sutton (88th) in Sarlat/Marcillac; Charieras (75th) at SA Mérignac.
SARLAT/MARCILLAC G. Blanc – Gouyou, Mezui, A. Blanc, Lahaye, Vetois, Kaba, Tribier, Camara, Lehoux, Couty. Entered into play: Sutton, Bargues, Peyrou, Da Costa Pimentel.
SA MÉRIGNAC Essomba – Roumegoux, Bingol, Dubois, Vindex, Charieras, Feuillet, Diaz, Messaoudi, Kouhous, El Badraoui. Entered: M’Boup, Kentizinger, Dos Reis, Tazouti, Eustache.

The reactions

Camille Durand (Sarlat coach). “We lost to a great team from Mérignac. It’s a shame. Our goal now is the championship. I hope that we will still have given a good image of Sarlat football. »
Jérémy Diaz (captain of Mérignac). “Sarlat held off us for half-time. Then, we managed to put our game in place and spaces opened up. In the Coupe de France, you need character and we had it. »

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